"Look, if you don't stop acting like a moron, I'm going to have to put you on probation." With those words Itachi walked out of the room with a slight smirk on his face. Everyone knew Itachi was slightly jealous of the Hyuuga. She had become captain when she was 11, and Itachi didn't until he was 13. But the village felt more comfortable with a boy as the Captain. So essentially, he replaced her.
"If you don't stop acting like a moron…blah, blah, blah," Kiyoko said in a mocking tone. She seemed to hate the fact that Itachi had taken her position, not that anyone could blame her.
Tsunaka turned and walked out of the room. Kiyoko wasn't happy with her older cousin. She didn't understand how she could take Itachi's side. Itachi had never done anything nice to her, so she thought that perhaps her older cousin liked him. It made sense…. she supposed.
"I bet she likes him. They're almost the same age…. I think she's a few years older than him though. Because…um…I'm pretty sure Itachi's 13…. and I'm 12…since yesterday. But Tsunaka…she's 3 years older than me? Maybe…so that would make her 15…."
Kiyoko was doing no more but confusing herself as she thought aloud. "I really shouldn't keep thinking aloud… it makes much more sense when I think in my head." Kiyoko thought to herself.
"You know," the deep sinful voice that filled the room, "if you keep doing that when no ones around…they're going to start saying you're crazy." Kiyoko instantly flipped around and glared at the mercury eyed boy.
"What do you want?" she snapped with an unpleasant glare. Itachi rolled his eyes and sat next to her.
"You still haven't figured it out?" he asked smirking slightly. He was avoiding looking at her; only because he knew if he did she would probably give him a sharp Byakugan glare.
"Stop avoiding my question Uchiha!" Kiyoko snapped at him with a nice kick in the jaw.
"Ouch, don't forget that I can bench your ass!" He snapped back. "And I'm not avoiding your question, you know the answer, I can't leave until everyone's gone. You're the one avoiding my question." Kiyoko looked down to the floor and wrapped her arms around her knee. She hated it, the bond they shared, his trust in her, and her trust in him. But knowing her past, it was understandable. Her parents never paid attention to her, so naturally she loved the trust he gave her, but it was a curse. She was the youngest, and not to mention, she was just weird. When she was born, she wasn't anything like a Hyuuga. She had white hair, and black eyes, not the usual black hair and purple eyes. So she was pushed to the back of their minds, she stood alone.
"I don't mind that you're clueless," Itachi said. He stuck his hands in his pockets and leaned against the wall.
"Ha, I find that hard to believe," Kiyoko said standing up and adjusting her skirt. Every time Itachi was around she seemed to make it just a little shorter, but she did it when she knew he wasn't looking.
"What? I'm telling you the truth." He walked over to her. When he stood in front of her he stood a few inches taller, at least three. She avoided eye contact with him,
"Fine then, prove it," she said smiling at him and looking up into his dark eyes.
"Fine," he said leaning in closer to her, "I will," at the very second that he was only an inch from her face, her turned around. Kiyoko's face was red all the way to the back of her ears. Itachi's eyes were closed when he flipped back around, and stayed closed as he walked out of the room,
"Get ready," he said smiling lightly. She stood complete motionless, not sure what to do. That had been the second time Itachi had been so close to her face. The other occurred when he was on a mission with her.
It was about 2 months earlier; Kiyoko had already been the Captain of the Anbu, and Itachi had just become her partner. The mission was for them to travel to the Mist village and obtain as much information on the Seven Swords Men as possible. Itachi started to say his opinion about what she was doing; and what he thought they should be doing, unknowingly.
"I don't care if you're my partner! Stop giving orders Uchiha!" Kiyoko said pushing her face to Itachi's. He kept a straight face,
"I think you need to take a chill pill," he started pushing his face closer to hers. It was only the two of them, so it wasn't too much of a big deal for them to argue.
"I think you need to stop telling me what to do! You're not Captain yet!"
"Kiyoko," he said with a soft voice, he placed his hand on the back of her neck. Her eyes grew wide when he pulled her forward and whispered in her ear,
"Stop acting like you know everything, I'm a lot smarter than you think. Now then, settle your quivers, and let me do what needs to be done." He held his face next to hers for a few seconds before releasing her and pulling back.
"N…no. Itachi, I understand what you're saying we should do, but −"
"But nothing then, you just don't want to face the fact that my plans better," he said rising to a standing position in the tree.
"That's not it, why does everything have to be about you?!" At this point Itachi had his Sharingan on.
"It's not, it's about us helping the Leaf village!" That was the first time she had ever heard Itachi yell, and frankly, she liked it.
"You hate the village, why would you help it?! If it is to help, PROVE IT!" she snapped back. Itachi's eyes were shaking with anger, and fear.
"If you want me to prove it, then you have to trust me! We can't do it your way!"
"Why not Uchiha!?"
"Stop calling me that!"
"Make me!" They were both starting to lose control of themselves. Itachi grabbed the back of her neck again and pulled her forward, once again placing his mouth next to her ear,
"Kiyoko, be a good girl and trust me…." she lost it, when he said that she couldn't help but to say yes. She knew she didn't want to, but she did.
"Fine," she closed her eyes, and sighed heavily with anger. Itachi smirked playfully, as if saying "Yay, I win." Kiyoko wasn't going to give in that easily. She grabbed his hand just as he tried to leave, and did the same thing to him that he had done to her,
"Itachi, you owe me now," she let go of him and pushed him out of the tree…
Kiyoko grabbed her bag and started to walk home. On her way, she came across Itachi and his family, well his mother and brother. So she decided to hide behind a wall and listen to them.
"Hello Sasuke," Itachi said to his younger seven-year-old brother.
"Hi Nii-san," Sasuke said smiling largely. His mother was holding his hand and a bag of food. Kiyoko felt and heard her stomach growl. Itachi must have heard her too, because he looked to the wall she was standing by out of the corner of his eye.
"So Itachi, who was that girl that came out after Sasuke and I picked you up?" His mother asked.
"Oh, that was Kiyoko, she was the old Captain. She's a very intelligent and strong person." He replied. Sasuke was grabbing for his hand and making funny noises. Kiyoko backed away from the wall a little and smiled thinking that he actually cared.
"Actually, I was wondering," Itachi started, "I was wondering, if she could eat over tonight?" His mother pulled Sasuke away from him and nodded.
"Of course she can! Why don't you go get her right now, Sasuke and I will wait for you at home." She said as she walked away with his younger brother.
"Hello Kiyoko," Itachi started with a mischievous smile on his face.
"Oh, um…. Hi Itachi…" Kiyoko scuffed her foot and waited for Itachi to say something.
"I was wondering if you would come over for dinner tonight, after all your stomach claims that you're hungry."
"Um, you know I think I was supposed to eat with my cousins today," Kiyoko said starting to walk away. Itachi grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him,
"Well, too bad." He proceeded to pull her forward. And nearly drug her to his house. Of course him being the son of Lord Uchiha, people watched in confusion, and started to snicker.
"Just ignore all of the insecure idiots," he said walking into his house with her.
"Itachi!" Sasuke shouted running forward and giving his brother a hug. Itachi bent down and picked Sasuke up.
"Sasuke, I'd like you to meet the old captain of the AMBU, Kiyoko Hyuuga." Itachi set him down and Sasuke bowed in respect to her, and she returned the gesture.
"Hello Sasuke," she said with a smile. Itachi grabbed her hand and pulled her along to his room.
"Just ignore my family…. please," he said with a light smile.
"So why did you want me to come over?" Kiyoko asked sitting on his floor.
"I don't know, I guess I just wanted to…. does it matter why I wanted you to? Don't get me wrong or anything − but any other girl would've loved to stay for dinner at an Uchiha's…"
"Well Itachi…you must remember, my family, is one of your enemies. Hyuuga's and Uchiha's have never gotten along, you should know that."
"Well, yes I do know that, but −"
"Then why did you ask?" Kiyoko said. Itachi looked down and let his bangs fall into his face. Even through the rest of the night, he never answered.
"Dinner time!" His mother called down the long hall. He stood and held his hand out. She stared at it a moment before wrapping her fingers around his. The two made their way down the hall and to the dining area.
"So Itachi, who is this girl you've brought along with you to out table tonight?" Itachi's father asked giving him a stern look.
"Um, this is Kiyoko," He said lowering his head to his father. Lord Uchiha lifted his eyebrow in question,
"Does this…Kiyoko, have a last name?" Itachi stopped and scrambled for a name to choose.
"My name, Lord Uchiha, is Kiyoko Hyuuga," she lowered her head as she introduced herself.
"Itachi, a word?" Lord Uchiha said standing in anger. Itachi slowly rose and followed his father.
"What is wrong with you? Bringing a Hyuuga into this household I can't believe you!"
"But Father, it isn't like that! She's not the same, look at her for Gods sake! Look!" He shouted pointing at the now confused and ashamed Kiyoko. She was using every ounce of her might not to be affected by Itachi's Father, but she was losing the battle.
"Itachi, I am looking, and you know what I see? I see a girl who is going to side track you from your training!"
"Yes Father and you know what mom was, the same fucking thing!" Itachi snapped back.
"Watch your mouth Itachi!" His father's voice remained stern and steady. Itachi glared at him and quickly turned his attention to Kiyoko. She had jumped from the table and ran out the door. Now she was running across the street, trying to escape the fact that no matter where she went, someone still didn't want her.
"Kiyoko, wait!" Itachi shouted at her. She ignored him and continued her cold journey down the street, the empty street, that street that had always been full of people who had closed her out.
"Mother, why didn't you stop her?" Itachi asked in an angered tone.
"I tried, but she pulled away," His mother said feeling useless. Itachi snapped a glare and walked out. His life wasn't going in too good of a direction either. He had just murdered his best friend, and the Uchiha clan knew. Kiyoko was his only hope for even staying alive, and now because of his family, she left. He wasn't taking that too lightly…a few minutes later, Itachi was forced into his room, his Mother put his brother to bed, and his parents went to their room. And Itachi sat alone on his bed, planning on how he would kill them. After all, that's what the village wanted.